Bee-smoker



(No Model.)

G. W. BRODBEOK.

BEE SMOKER.-

No, 484,172. Patented Oct. 11, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE \V. BRODBEOK, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BEE-SMOKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 484,172, dated October11, 1892.

-. Application filed November 19, 1891. Serial No. 412,351. (No model.)

To aZtiuhom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BRODBEOK,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bee-Smokers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices employed for forcing smoke into hives ofbees to enable the bee-man to remove the honey or to do necessary workin or about the hive. I

The object of my invention is to produce a smoker of superiorconvenienceand efticiency of operation and which is interchangeably a hot and coldblast smoker.

My invention comprises a bee-smoker-provided with an outer air-chambersurrounding the fire-barrel and communicating at one end with ablast-chamber and with a smoke-nozzle at the other end, a detachableblast-chamber arranged at the opposite end from the smoke-nozzle andprovided with a suitable blast-opening and a forwardly-inclinedblastdefiector arranged diagonal to the plane of the blast-opening, abellows attached to the cylindrical casing by suitable means andconnected with the blast-chamber by means of an adjustable sliding tubearranged to project into the blast-opening in the blast-cham-.

her and provided upon one side withsuitable air-ingress openingcommunicating with the exterior air to prevent the back suction of airfrom the blast-chamber.

My invention also comprisesthe combination, in a bee-smoker, of asuitable barrel provided near one end with a blast-opening, a suitablesmoke-nozzle arranged at the opposite end of such barrel, suitable meansfor producing a blast through such blast-opening, and aforwardly-inclined blast-deflector extending from the rear of theblast-opening upward across and obliquely transverse to the plane ofsuch opening to deflect the blast forward through the barrel and nozzle.

My invention also comprises other features hereinafter set-forth andclaimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a plain side view of my beesmoker with the nozzle andblast-chamber ing broken away to contract the view. Fig.

a is a plain front view of the blast-chamber, showing the fire-screenand blast-deflector. Fig. 5 is a plain rear view of the barrel of thesmoker with my improved damper in position to direct the draft throughthe airchamber between the firebarrel and the casing. Fig.6 is a plainView of the damper. Fig. 7 is a plain side view of one end of thefire-barrel, showing the means. of attaching the damper thereto. Fig. 8is a perspective view of the upper member of the adjustable blast-tube.Fig. 9 is a bottom view of such upper member.

A is the cylindrical casing.

A is the smoke-nozzle.

A" is the detachable blast-chamber.

B is the bellows.

C is the fire-barrel, which is formed of Russia iron or any suitablematerial, and is of smaller diameter than the casing A, and is providedat each end with an outwardturned flange c, which extends across thespace between the fire-barrel and the casing A. In these flanges areprovided the airpassages c, which are arranged at both ends of thefire-barrel.

The nozzle A is of the ordinary construction. To increase theconvenience of charging and igniting the material used to produce thesmoke, I provide the detachable chamber A", which is chambered in thecylindrical casing A.

G is a tire-screen of wire-cloth arranged to prevent the entrance offuel into the blastohamber.

To direct the blast forward, I provide the forwardly-inclinedblast-deflector D, which extends obliquely upward from the rear of theblast-chamber to the front end thereof and slopes upward and forwardover the blastoriflce b, which' is provided in the bottom of theblast-chamber A". This deflector also serves to reflect the heat andprevent the end of the blast-chamber from becoming unduly heated. Themeans I employ to connect the bellows with the blast-chamber consists ofan extensible blast-tube comprising inner and outer telescoping members,one of which is provided with longitudinal slits to form a spring-tongueof a portion of its walls, said tongue being arranged to press upon theother member. One of the members E is fixed in the top of the bellows Band projects upward a suitable distance and is provided upon one sidewith the air-ingress opening 6. Upon this member or tube is fitted theadjustable member or tube E, which is of greater diameter than the tubeE and is arranged to slide thereupon. To prevent too free movement ofthe adjustable member of the extensible tube, I provide the slits e inone side of the lower end of the tube E and bend the tongue e thusformed inward, which thus forms a spring to press against the exteriorof the tube E to prevent accidental displacement.

F is a screen of wire-cloth, which is soldered or otherwise secured uponthe top of the tube E and prevents the ashes or sparks from falling intothe bellows.

H is my improved damper, which is formed of a sheet of metal of the sameapproximate diameter as the interior of the casing A, but is provided inits periphery with a series of notches 71, corresponding to theair-openings c in the flanges c of the fire-barrel C. To hold the damperin place upon the end of the fire-barrel, I provide the spring-tongue h,which is arranged to enter one of the openings c and project under theflange 0.

l I are indicators arranged upon the cylindrical casing and theblast-chamber, and when placed in line with each other indicate that theblast-opening is in proper position to receive the blast-tube E.

To use the device as a hot-blast smoker, the damper is omitted.

In practice the fuel is inserted into the barrel 0 from the rear end andis ignited therein, the blast-chamber A" is inserted in place with theindicators I I in line with each other, and the tube E is slipped upwardalong the tube E until the upper end enters the blast-opening b. Thebellows is then compressed. The air passing upward through the tubes E Eand the screen F enters the blast -chamber A and strikes against theblast-deflector D and is directed forward through the mass of fuel andalso through the annular chamber around the fire-barrel and causes smoketo issue from the nozzle A.

To adapt the apparatus for use as a coldblast smoker, the blast-tube Eis moved downward upon the tube E and the blast-chamber A is removed andthe damper H is placed in position upon the end of the fire-barrel O,with the tongue h inserted underneath the flange c, as heretoforedescribed, and the blastchamber and blast-tube are then placed inposition and the smoker is operated as before. The damper H prevents thepassage of the air through the fuel, while the openings 0 allow it topass through the chamber formed between the fire-barrel and the casingA, whence it passes out into the nozzle, thus causing a suction whichdraws the smoke from the fuel and discharges it through the nozzle.

h h are air-openings through the damper to allow the passage ofsufficient air to produce combustion necessary for the production ofsmoke. By this means the smoke does not become so heated as when thedamper is not employed.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Abee-smoker provided with an air-chamber surrounding the fire-barreland communicating with the blast-chamber at one end and with thesmoke-nozzle at the other end, and a suitable damper arranged upon theend of the fire-barrel to prevent the passage of the blast through thefire-barrel and to direct the blast through such air-chamber.

2. The combination, in a bee-smoker, of a suitable barrel provided nearone end witha blast opening, a suitable smoke nozzle arranged at theopposite end of such barrel, suitable means for producing a blastthrough such blast-opening, and a forwardly-inclined blast-deflectorextending from the rear of the blast-opening upward across and obliquelytransverse to the plane of such opening to deflect the blast forwardthrough the barrel and nozzle.

3. In a bee-smoker, the combination of a detachable blast-chamberprovided with a blastopening,tl1e bellows,and a blast-tube connectingsuch bellows with such blast-chamber and provided upon one side with anair-ingress opening communicating with the exterior air and arranged tobe advanced into or retracted from the blast-opening in theblast-chamber.

4. A bee-smoker comprising the combination set forth of a suitablebarrel provided near one end with a blast-opening, a suitablesmoke-nozzle arranged at the opposite end of such barrel, a bellowsattached to such barrel by suitable means, and a sliding tube connectingthe bellows with the blast-opening and comprising the inner and outertele scoping members, one of which is provided with the longitudinalslits to form the springtongue, said tongue being arranged to press uponthe other member, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A bee-smoker comprising the combination of a casing provided with anozzle at one end, a fire-barrel of less diameter than such casing andprovided at each end with an outward flange to extend across the spacebetween the fire-barrel and the casing and provided with theair-passages in such flanges,

such damper in position upon the end of the fire-barrel.

GEORGE W. BRODBECK.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, ALFRED I. TOWNSEND.

